Phycita judaica Amsel, 1935

Alipanah, Helen, 2025, New records of the subfamily Phycitinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Hormozgan Province of Iran, with description of a new species from Mangrove habitats, Zootaxa 5693 (1), pp. 125-138 : 135

Phycita judaica Amsel, 1935

( Fig. 5A, C–F )

Type locality: Palestine, Jericho, St. George’s Monastery .

Material examined. Hormozgân Province: 1 ♂, Bandar-e Khamir, Mardoo Isl., Mangrove forest (protected area), N 26°58'33", E 55°40'25", 3 m, 30.x.2021, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2838 , HMIM)

Distribution. Israel, probably more widespread in the Near East ( Amsel 1935; Slamka 2019), Iran (new record).

Remarks. Forewing length of the single examined specimen (male) 8.4 mm; wingspan 18.6 mm (n = 1). The genitalia and the eighth abdominal segment of the Iranian examined male ( Fig. 5C‒F ) match those of paratype depicted by Slamka (2019), but slightly differ in the editum that is wider and dilated distally, and the saccus is wider at base ( Fig. 5C, D ). This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A, C‒E) Adult male, upper side (scale bar = 10.0 mm) (A), male genitalia in ventral view (C), phallus in lateral view (D) and eighth abdominal segment (E) of Phycita judaica Amsel, 1935 (genitalia slide HA-2838, HMIM). B, F‒H) Adult male, upper side (scale bar = 10.0 mm) (B), male genitalia in ventral view (F), phallus in lateral view (G) and eighth abdominal segment (H) of Saluria eremica Asselbergs, 2008 (genitalia slide HA-2020, HMIM).